John Calipari said Sunday he is not interested in the Arkansas coaching job. Calipari's name surfaced in connection with the Razorbacks on Saturday. A Memphis spokesman confirmed that Arkansas had been granted permission to talk to him.

Now the whole state of Tennessee can paint itself orange. JaJuan Smith led a second-half comeback, Chris Lofton made one free throw after another in the final seconds and the Volunteers held off Virginia 77-74 Sunday in the second round of the NCAA tournament.

John Calipari throws open a door and looks out on a University of Memphis parking lot with impish pride. "They didn't tow me," Calipari shouts as he spots his illegally parked Audi. "We must be winning." Memphis is indeed winning. The Tigers are 25-3 and riding a 17-game streak, the nation's longest in Division I men's basketball.

John Calipari will remain the basketball coach at Memphis after agreeing to a contract extension Wednesday. Calipari had discussions with North Carolina State about its coaching vacancy and negotiated a raise and extension with Memphis athletic director R.C. Johnson.

Memphis sophomore forward Sean Banks will sit out of the rest of the season after being declared academically ineligible. Banks, who started 10 games this season and was averaging 14.5 points and 5.8 rebounds, said he hopes to take classes at another school to help regain his eligibility. Also, Penn State's Marlon Smith is expected to miss the rest of the season after being diagnosed with a partial blockage of an artery in his brain.